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Colossians 1:13

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SalvationThe kingdom of GodSpiritual warfareJesus Christ

11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully

12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

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BSB
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
KJV
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
WEB
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,
ASV
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
DARBY
who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love:
BLB
who delivered us from the authority of darkness and transferred [us] into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
ÅB
han som fridde oss ut av mørkets makt og satte oss over i sin elskede Sønns rike,
OTB
For han har reddet oss fra mørkets herredømme og overført oss til riket til den Sønnen han elsker,
B1930
han som fridde oss ut av mørkets makt og satte oss over i sin elskede Sønns rike,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 5:8

    For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

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  • Acts 26:18

    to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

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  • 1 Peter 2:9

    But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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  • Titus 3:3–6

    For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:12

    encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

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  • Ephesians 6:12

    For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:9–11

    Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

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  • Ephesians 4:18

    They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

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